Cyprus

ALIX NORMAN travels to Vavla to meet the unlikely young women who are reviving one of Cyprus’ most ancient professions Above Larnaca, where the heat hangs heavy over the hills, ...

The UN Secretary-General needs to appoint an envoy to draft a roadmap with sufficient incentives to bring both Greek and Turkish Cypriots back to the negotiating table, the International Crisis ...

The US embassy in Cyprus on Friday advised Americans against travelling to the north citing the recent violent incident in the buffer zone. Due to the escalation of events in ...

Six women who were employed in a Paphos hotel after submitting fake personal documents have been arrested, police said on Friday. Officers carried out a check at the hotel following ...

Cyprus on Friday welcomed the extension of the lifting of the US arms embargo for the 2024 fiscal year. Following the decision of the US state department that will continue to ...

Every August 19 photographers and photo lovers celebrate International Photography Day and as with every year, Cyprus is joining the celebrations. In the capital, the 1st Photographic Marathon of Nicosia will ...

The education ministry is increasingly concerned over the fast-approaching new school year, over the ‘traditions’ new students embark on ahead of the first day, it emerged on Friday. Education Minister ...

Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Friday confirmed that the Paphos Aphrodite Festival will return in 2024 despite fears that it may be scrapped for good. Hosted for almost two decades in ...

The Cyprus university of technology (Tepak) and the community of Chandria have signed an agreement for the digitisation of the village’s archives as part of the activities of the ...

A Nicosia resident had to evacuate her apartment on the fourth floor due to a fire on Friday afternoon. The fire service said they were notified of the fire that ...

The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail, brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in local and international. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, this ...

Where do you live? I live in Limassol with my guitars, canvases and paints What did you have for breakfast? Iced latte with coconut milk and a yoghurt pudding with ...

A mild earthquake struck on Friday afternoon, around ten kilometres northwest of Limassol. The earthquake had a magnitude of around three on the Richter scale.

The overall harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) rose by 2.4 per cent in July year-on-year driven by higher prices in food and non-alcoholic drinks, the statistical service said on Friday. ...

Aek Larnaca fans on Thursday night were the victims of a hooligan attack in Tel Aviv, when around ten Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters punched and pepper sprayed five Cypriots, who ...

Around 1,000 new Covid cases per week are still being recorded in Cyprus, the health ministry said on Friday. The director of medical services at the ministry of health, Elisavet Constantinou, ...

Almost 1,000 people were booked last week for speeding as part of a police operation to clampdown on bad driving. A police bulletin on Friday said the campaign between August 7 -13 ...

Three permanent member countries of the UN Security Council on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the attack on UN peacekeepers in Pyla. The British High Commission, the French Embassy, ...

The violent incidents in the buffer zone where UN peacekeepers were attacked between the Pyla and Arsos villages, were widely condemned in Cyprus on Friday as political parties hammered against ...

American Ambassador Julie Fisher on Friday referred to the joint efforts of the US and Cyprus to support regional security and stability on the occasion of the docking of the ...

Three treated for minor injuries and multiple vehicles ‘undriveable’ A UN peacekeeper was punched in the face while attempting to block the “unauthorised” construction of a road through the buffer ...

A dry cleaner’s in Larnaca suffered extensive damage in a fire on Friday morning, the fire department said. Just before 9am, the fire brigade responded to the call that ...

In today’s episode, Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou has called on the government to take immediate measures to deal with the negative trends shown by economic indicators in the ...

With the start of the new season comes a renewed cultural agenda. A new wave of festivals, concerts and local productions will fill the island’s cultural scene, and back ...